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Originally posted by SirMike
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AOL CEO Tim Armstrong: “The Model Is Disney”
It’s been roughly 100 days since Tim Armstrong was named CEO of AOL in anticipation of a spin-off/IPO of the company from corporate parent TimeWarner later this year. There are a slew of interviews out this morning in which Armstrong assesses his first 100 days, the state of the business and gives some indications of where AOL is headed.
Among the highlights:
AOL sees content and its display ad network reach as its primary strengths
It will have many brands built on more unified platforms that simplify the back end
The new AOL will be divided into the following areas (per AdAge): content production, the display-ad network, local information and services, communications and AOL Ventures
Armstrong gives mixed signals but suggests that when the Google search partnership deal is up next year, he’ll shop it to others (read: Microsoft/Bing).
The ISP business won’t be separated from AOL after all
Bebo is “in a very competitive space” (read: AOL paid too much, it’s struggling and must find a more effective strategy)
A PACT FORGED IN HELL!!!
OUR EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH BERT -- FROM OSAMA'S AFGHAN CAVE!!!
by Vanessa Cortez, staff writer. [November 5, 2001]
WeeklyUniverse.com Bert, whose notorious and well-documented roles in international terror, drug-dealing, and political repression have made him into one of the most-courted advisors by dictators, mafiosi, contract killers, and terrorists throughout the globe, has forged a hellish alliance with Osama bin Ladin to unleash their twisted evil brand of apocalyptic terror throughout the globe!
And he's ready to talk about it! -- in an exclusive interview available only in the Weekly Universe!
While establishment media outlets LA Weekly, Wired, E! Online, and Fox News repeated panicky government denials of a Bert-Osama connection, the Weekly Universe's crack team of foreign correspondents has learned the shocking truth! -- Bert is now acting chief military, intelligence , and security advisor to both Osama bin Ladin -- and the Taliban government!
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This Murdoch headache has been a decade in the making. In 1996, a New Jersey start-up company, Floorgraphics (FGI), was created to sell large advertising decals placed on the floors of grocery stores. In 1999, FGI's founders met with Paul Carlucci, CEO of News America Marketing, an in-store advertising division of News Corp. At lunch, after FGI founders rebuffed Carlucci's offer to buy the company, Murdoch’s man allegedly threatened to “destroy” FGI.
Years later, FGI executives discovered the company’s’ secure website had been broken into nearly a dozen times in a three-month period and confidential information had been obtained. They alleged Murdoch's marketing company was spreading lies about FGI and using its proprietary information to steal away clients.
After failing to convince Chris Christie’s team at the New Jersey U.S. Attorney's office to pursue the hacking charges, FGI filed a civil lawsuit. In preparation of the trial, FGI hired forensic examiner Luke Cats to review the internal investigation News Corp. conducted to find out who the hackers were. Cats’ report concluded News Corp.’s investigation was completely lacking.
So what do the Republicans do in retaliation to this they hack Sesame Street and change videos into porn for children to see.
It is believed that the attack on the Sesame Street channel was undertaken by an anonymous hacker in order to carry out revenge or a prank on MrEdxwx, a YouTube regular who posts gameplay videos. His name was even posted on the altered site as the author of the new content.
Since the hack, he has been inundated with comments on his channel both damning and praising the attack. It has led him to post the following statement (in video form): "I did not hack Sesame Street. I am an honsest (sic) youtuber. I work hard to make quality gameplay videos. AND MOST IMPORTANT I RESPECT COMMUNITY GUIDELINES."
The actual hacker has not come forward. And, we suspect, never will.